Treachery and a Ranchers Rift in Crawling Water
Gordon Wade seeks Senator Rexhill to curb Moran and protect cattle interests as sheep ranchers drive conflict in the valley. The senator hints at influence to halt depredations while Moran’s agent complicates mediation and threatens escalation between cattle and sheep interests in Crawling Water.
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Wton
New York
Gordon Wade
Rexhill
Wade
Rexhitt
Helen
Soa
Gordon
Senator
Tam
Gorden
Perse
Marian
Ennor
Moran
Reabill
Topself
Tye
Jon
Unil Moran
Moray
Mark Sau Yin
Dots Moran
Yeshi
Vally Thes
Love and fashion clash in Crawling Water tale
In a town confrontation Wade observes Helen Rexhill's radiant beauty and rivalries as he recalls Dorothy Purnell. The scene contrasts exotic allure with homely simplicity, revealing Wade's disillusionment with his dream and the tension between desire and genuine affection.
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Gordon
Helen
Helen Rexhill
Washington
Wade
Lon
Dorothy Purnell
Helen Kextiil
Fragmentary Folklore Dialect Exchange Reveals Rural Tension
A cryptic dialogue hints at changing times in a cattle country setting. The speaker wonders about ongoing shifts while referencing a bear and a father figure, leaving the scene to continue.
Dredger Visit Sparks Fixation on Last Bucket
A visitor to London, Archie, fixates on the endless buckets of a dock dredger. While friends go elsewhere, he vows to stay all night to count the final bucket, claiming he has counted elemen thousand and ninety and must see the last.
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London
Archie
Pape's Diagepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief
Advertising copy claims Pape's Diagepsin ends indigestion and sour stomach within moments after taking one tablet. It touts relief from gas upset stomach heartburn and discomfort with a low cost per package and broad druggist availability.
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Reid
Praying Mantis tale ends with shocking turn for Pimzie
An illustrated fable unfolds with Mrs Mantis capturing a Grasshopper and threatening her mate Mr Mantis. Pimzie the observer hides as the scene turns comic and tense. The tale ends with Pimzie fleeing in fear as the couple settles into their insect courtship.
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Mrs. Mantis
Mrs Mantis
Verarius
Srious
the Browne
Mr. Mantis
Bearer
Phnzie
Mr Mantis
Pimzie
Weme
Anthracite Stone Coal Tale From Philadelphia’s Early Days
In Pottsville Colonel Shoe maker arrives in Philadelphia with nine wagonloads of coal bought in 762 and faced rejection at Independent Hall. Citizens told him burning wood was ordained and to discard the coal, as a fish pond story and other curious notes follow about slow growing pike and a ruralist’s 267 year old fish.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Col. Shoemaker
Pottsville
Coonskin
Independent Hall
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Aenehas
Wilder
Ithony
Shick
Helen Rex L
Dorothy
Tise
Wrigley’s
Lheately
Tts
Petar Tel Agate
Imzie
Stella Fairy
Pinizie
Pimgie
Scott
Fresno
California
Bie
Pachege
Sun-nme Masnin Wrowers
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